A man was killed inside the premises of the holy Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar due to an altercation which followed an alleged attempt by the said youth to desecrate the Sikh holy book inside at Akal Takht. “Today, one 24-25-year old man barged inside Golden Temple where the holy book (Sri Guru Granth Sahib) is kept. He tried desecrating it with a sword; was taken out by Sangat people; died in the altercation,” Punjab DCP Parminder Singh Bhandal was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

In the CCTV footage that came out from inside the Akal Takht, a man can be seen jumping over the railing inside which the sacred book is kept. As per the CCTV footage, the man is then nabbed by the people of sangat and then taken out of the railing. Later, Punjab DCP Parminder Singh Bhandal informed news agency ANI, that the 24-25 year-old man died in altercation.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the top leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which is being considered as one of the frontrunners in the upcoming Punjab Assembly Polls, took to Twitter and said that this could be a big conspiracy. "The sacrilege incident at Shri Darbar Sahib is extremely distressing. All people are in shock. This could be a big conspiracy. Those responsible must should get the toughest punishment," Arvind Kejriwal said in a tweet in both Hindi and Punjabi. 

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under DCP Law & Order had been constituted and it would present its report within the next two days.

He called the sacrilege incident at Sri Darbar Sahib "most unfortunate" and promised that the police would get to the bottom of the matter.

Randhawa, who also holds the Home portfolio, said during an interaction with mediapersons.

As per the preliminary investigation, the accused had entered the Sri Darbar Sahib complex at 11:30 am and stayed there till the time of the incident, at around 6 pm. It points to the fact that the accused had a target, he said.